Update (22 April 2021): Since we first wrote about the Moon Trees, interest in these wonderful living relics of the Apollo era has renewed. Now, the...
Astronomers think they have discovered a tiny black hole, with a mass so small it places it in an exclusive category. Best of all, it's excitingly...
Radioactive dust deep beneath the ocean waves suggests that Earth is moving through a massive cloud left behind by an exploded star.
The dirt scattered across the floor of an ancient, remote cave in Mexico has yielded a new source of viable ancient DNA.
A wispy ring of dust that circles the Sun along the orbital path of Venus has just been revealed in the most detail yet, thanks to...
Few spiders elicit as much reaction from humans as the famous and feared tarantula. These giant, hairy arachnids are known for their remarkable size, brilliant...
In a complete redefinition of the concept of 'cute', an international team of paleontologists has identified the tiniest known stegosaur footprint.
We haven't been dependent on natural light from the Sun since the invention of the light bulb in 1879.
The interplay between blood sugar and appetite appears to be more complex than scientists realized, with new research showing that glucose levels in the blood even...
Although it's extremely difficult to directly image the shadow of and the space around a black hole, that's not the only tool astronomers have in their...